Our Favorite Places To Eat In Memphis

Payne's BBQ Pork chopped sandwich

Looking for the best places to Eat in Memphis? Here's a rundown of the best restaurants in town.

If you're looking for a Memphis BBQ tour, a taste of Memphis honey gold hot wings, or a recommendation for a great place to eat in Memphis, you're in the right place. 

 

We'll Start With the Memphis BBQ

Barbecue is the official cuisine of Memphis. Ask anyone "where is the best bbq in Memphis?" and you'll get a dozen (or maybe 100) different answers. Here are a few to get you started. Be sure to call ahead for hours and availability.

Whatever, I’m Getting Memphis Cheese Fries: Mean Girls at the Orpheum

cheese fries slider inn

Mean Girls the musical is coming to the Orpheum, April 26 through May 1!

Mean Girls The Musical In Memphis

Sing along with the Plastics as this cult classic comes to life on stage. Personally I cannot wait to see one of the most quotable films of our era in Broadway form. Get your Orpheum Mean Girls musical tickets right away or we’ll be asking if you even go here.

Spanish Tapas and Gin Tonics at Tonica In Midtown

bartender holding out drink at bar

From Ecco and Libro owner Sabine Bachmann comes a new Spanish-inspired tapas bar, Tonica. 

Tonica officially opens Thursday, March 3 just up the street from Ecco on Overton Park in a remodeled space that has previously been home to Parrish Grocery, Atomic Tiki, and many, many others before that. Tonica plans to be open Thursdays through Sundays from 4:30 p.m. until midnight, making it a natural pre-dinner or late night spot in midtown.

Memphis Hot Wing Trail: The Best Chicken Wings In Memphis

Wing Guru | Alex Shansky

20 Best Chicken Wing Spots In Memphis

You can smoke them, fry them, bread them, toss them in sauce, season them, eat them down to the bone, lick your fingers, and argue about them passionately. They are Memphis hot wings. Memphis is the chicken wing capital of the South – you could make the argument Memphis is the hot wing capital of the world, maybe excluding Buffalo-style.

Memphis Downtown Rooftop Bar: Beck & Call at Hyatt Centric Beale Street!

Hyatt Centric Beck & Call Rooftop Sunset

Looking for a downtown Memphis rooftop bar? You're in the right place.

The Hyatt Centric hotel at Beale and Front in downtown Memphis opened in spring 2021, and it's become a hotspot for dining and rooftop hangs for locals as well as visitors. Enjoy the ground floor restaurant and bar, CIMAS, (there's a patio) and downtown Memphis rooftop bar, Beck & Call!

5 Questions With MemPops Owner Chris Taylor, Plus Some Throwbacks

bright fushia fruity popiscle held up in front of grassy area and trees at Shelby Farms

Mempops celebrates five years of fresh fruit and cream popsicles this weekend! I remember when these guys were just one little converted mail truck, passing out popsicles in parking lots. 

Now, they have three brick-and-mortar locations and a mobile fleet of carts and trucks that hang out at parks and events around town.

To say thank you, MEMPops will offer $2 pops at all their locations this weekend only. It’s grab ’n’ go only, and be sure to wear your masks and social distance.

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